Hi everyone! My name is panacea, my ingame username is troublesbeless, and this is my attempt to build a small town.
Small towns in North America - despite having never lived in one - have always struck me as being beautiful. I love the architecture: the conjoined brick buildings, the huge bay windows, the meticulous attention to detail, are joys lost where I come from. So, when my friend introduced me to Minecraft, I immediately got to work on recreating (read: bastardizing) those buildings in actual small towns that I thought were especially beautiful. Podunk, MC isn't the actual name of the town; the current name of the town is Portarlington, but since I keep changing the name, I thought "Podunk, MC" would sum up my project quite nicely.
Updates:
June 4:
Here is what I have so far:
The town in MCMap
One angle:
Another angle:
I'm building a waterfront, hence the line of mossy cobbles in the water.
It`s really nice, may I know if this town is inspired by a particular one?
A few, actually. Some of the earlier buildings are inspired by ones from Galena, IL, and the newer ones by Gastown in Vancouver, BC. The rest are from random small towns.
I like your imagination and details!
What timeline is it supposed to be, "now-time"?
With all those brick buildings it kinda looks like a late 19th century early 20th century town!
Yup! The city is supposed to be in the present, but the buildings are meant to be from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. I also planned to build a 1950s style suburb but I abandoned the project before I got there.
Hi everyone! My name is panacea, my ingame username is troublesbeless, and this is my attempt to build a small town.
Small towns in North America - despite having never lived in one - have always struck me as being beautiful. I love the architecture: the conjoined brick buildings, the huge bay windows, the meticulous attention to detail, are joys lost where I come from. So, when my friend introduced me to Minecraft, I immediately got to work on recreating (read: bastardizing) those buildings in actual small towns that I thought were especially beautiful. Podunk, MC isn't the actual name of the town; the current name of the town is Portarlington, but since I keep changing the name, I thought "Podunk, MC" would sum up my project quite nicely.
Updates:
June 4:
Here is what I have so far:
The town in MCMap
One angle:
Another angle:
I'm building a waterfront, hence the line of mossy cobbles in the water.
Bonham Avenue
Portarlington's main street:
The "Gastown Building"
The exterior:
One of many lofts inside the building:
Bluetile Lounge
The coffeeshop:
Nice work!
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Thank you! :]
Thanks! It's my way of reflecting the huge variations in color and material in actual small town buildings. I'm glad you like it!
June 6:
I made a new building and expanded the street grid:
The town in MCMap
The new building
One angle of the exterior:
Another angle:
Detailing in the foyer thing:
The building is still unfurnished, so I'll post another update when it is.
June 7:
Another new building!
The exterior:
Aaaand...the same view at sunset!
The building from another angle showing how it connects with the last building that I built:
Obviously the first floor shops aren't furnished yet, but that should change, soon?
Feedback and suggestions are always welcome!
A few, actually. Some of the earlier buildings are inspired by ones from Galena, IL, and the newer ones by Gastown in Vancouver, BC. The rest are from random small towns.
June 13:
- A few new buildings, built on earlier ones I demolished
- New streetlamps!
The town in MCMap
The "Bangor Building"
One angle of the exterior:
Another:
The "Marijuana Party Headquarters"
(Because that's the building I was inspired by)
Super artsy diagonal view:
Boring face-on view:
The "Springfield Building"
The waterfront (for now)
Comments are always welcome!
You should do a movie theater of some kind.
Glass Dome Project
Yup! The city is supposed to be in the present, but the buildings are meant to be from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. I also planned to build a 1950s style suburb but I abandoned the project before I got there.
Great job.....